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Heat
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conduction | transfer of thermal energy by direct contact occurs when energy is transferred by collisions between particles |
| Conductor | material in which electrons can move easily material that transfers heat easily |
| Convection | transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one place to another in a gas or liquid |
| Heat | thermal energy transferred from warmer object to a cooler object |
| Heat engine | device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy |
| Internal combustion engine | heat engine in which fuel is burned in a combustion chamber inside the engine |
| Radiation | transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| Specific heat | amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1c |
| Temperature | a measure of the average value of the kinetic energy of the particles in a materials |
| Thermal energy | the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles in a materials |
| Thermal pollution | increase in temperature of a natural body of water caused by adding warmer water |